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Unisex name

Perrin

/ˈpɛɹɪn/ · 23% girls, 77% boys · 27 born in 2025

Perrin has been given to about 2,047 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɛɹɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,863
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Perrin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 62
  • Born in 202527
  • All time2,047
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Perrin?

Its best year was 2015, when 62 babies were given the name, ranking 6921st. The typical living American called Perrin is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Perrin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Erin0.82
  2. Merlin0.75
  3. Mervin0.75
  4. Fermin0.75
  5. Verlin0.75
  6. Ervin0.71
  7. Erwin0.71
  8. Kevin0.68

Middle names for Perrin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Perrin Anne0.81
  2. Perrin Eve0.80
  3. Perrin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Perrin Catherine0.78
  5. Perrin Josephine0.78
  6. Perrin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Perrin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.90
  2. Francobrother · 0.90
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.89
  4. Samirasister · 0.89
  5. Belensister · 0.89
  6. Raynasister · 0.89

Where Perrin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Perrin Anderson0.77
    2. Perrin Reyes0.72
    3. Perrin Moore0.72
    4. Perrin Lee0.72
    5. Perrin Hall0.72
    6. Perrin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Perrin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.